Keays-Smith, Frances Sara

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 3 November 2015 5 May 2009

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding 1

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This provision is outstanding

 The childminder completes very detailed and evaluative observations of children, which she uses highly effectively to assess their progress. Children's individual learning plans are precise and rigorously monitored to ensure children receive continuous challenges and that all children make excellent progress, relative to their starting points.  Children are exceedingly confident and demonstrate very high self-esteem. The childminder is extremely warm and affectionate, and children respond very positively.  The childminder is highly successful in actively involving all parents in their children's learning. She includes parents in setting children's learning objectives and shares ideas about how they can promote these at home.  The childminder develops extremely strong partnerships with other professionals involved in supporting children. She works very closely with them when planning for children's progress; particularly for those who have special educational needs. These

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This provision is outstanding

very effective partnerships help to ensure any gaps in learning close rapidly.  Children have an excellent understanding of health and hygiene. They recognise how to reduce the spread of germs and wash their hands thoroughly.  The childminder monitors and evaluates all aspects of her practice rigorously in order to continually improve. She is highly motivated and makes extremely good use of local early years networks, and conducts independent research to remain knowledgeable about changes to best practice and legal requirements.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

 extend children's understanding of technology further.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder engaged in activities with the children.  The inspector spoke to parents and read feedback they had provided.  The inspector talked to the childminder to assess her knowledge and understanding of the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage.  The inspector sampled some documentation relating to children's welfare.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder is highly committed to providing children with the best possible learning experiences. She monitors the effectiveness of any training by the impact on children. For example, training on communication and language development resulted in the childminder becoming more aware of giving children time to consider and shape their responses to questions. Safeguarding is highly effective. The childminder attends training to ensure she is fully aware of local child protection procedures. She understands the importance of making sure any childminding assistants have a thorough understanding of her safeguarding procedures and are clear on their roles and responsibilities.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Children are eager and inquisitive learners who thoroughly enjoy exploring the excellent range of resources. They showed great fascination with the different mirrors, which made their features look bigger or smaller, or showed them as they really are. The childminder's excellent questioning encouraged children to describe what they saw in each mirror, and how one acted like a magnifying glass. The childminder engages children of different ages extremely well. For example, babies enjoyed feeling the different textures of the animals in a storybook. Older children were encouraged to think of words to describe the different textures. Children enjoy being physically active. The childminder makes sure babies have space to crawl and roll, and safe places to pull themselves up as they learn to stand and balance. Older children enjoy obstacle courses where they learn to move their bodies over, under and through objects. Children enjoy a good variety of activities that develop skills

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

with technology, including using a computer; however, these activities sometimes lack challenge for older children.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children are extremely well behaved and very kind and caring to each other. For example, babies showed interest in a ball with flashing lights, which older children bounced for them to crawl after. Children copy the childminder's excellent caring approach during role play and put a baby doll to bed, having observed the childminder settling the babies for a nap. The childminder uses activities such as making family trees extremely effectively, to develop children's strong sense of identity and self-awareness. She expertly encourages children who speak other languages to use these as well as English, such as comparing the words for family members.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children of all ages and abilities make excellent progress. They are highly independent, confident and articulate. They are extremely well prepared for the next stage in their learning, including going to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY387146 Local authority Devon Inspection number 822380 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Age range of children 0 - 3 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 3

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2008 and lives in Exmouth, Devon. She operates her service all year round and provides care Monday to Friday from 8am to 6pm. The childminder is eligible to provide funded early education for children aged two, three and four years. The childminder employs assistants to work with her when required.

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Telephone number

This inspection was carried out by Ofsted under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006 on the quality and standards of provision that is registered on the Early Years Register. The registered person must ensure that this provision complies with the statutory framework for children’s learning, development and care, known as the Early Years Foundation Stage.

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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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